Furniture



O. J. MEYERS Feb. 24, 1931.

FURNITURE Filed March l2. 1928 IIA" Il I

Patented Feb. 24, 1931 UNITED YSTATES PATENT OFFICE OTTO J. MEYERS, OFFREDERICKTOVJN, GEIIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SUN GLOWINDUSTRIES, INC., OF MANSFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO FURNITUREApplication filed March 12, 1928. Serial No. 261,011.

This invention relates to improvements in knock-down furniture such astables, stands or the like employing supporting legs, it moreparticularly relating` to the means fer fastening the legs to the top ofthe ale., stand or other article.

.All object of the invention to jnovide a table, stand or other articleof furniture einploying supporting legs which may be manufactured andshipped in knock-down state and bc easily and readily assembled by thepurchaser Without the use of glue. nails, screws or other fastening n'sans of i character.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is atop plan vien' of a table inwhich the improvements are embodied.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan vienv of one of the parts.

Fig. Ll is an enlarged sectional view on the line fl--l of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional ydevv the parts shown in Fig. 4, but ina different position.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. l.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view showing a method ofjoining the bracing members.

Fig. S is an enlarged sectional viev.v on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary end view of a modification of themethod of joining the bracing members.

Fig. l0 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the line lO-IO ofFig. 9.

Fig. ll is an enlarged sectional view sho-W- ing a modification of themethod of joining together parts of the article.

Fig. l2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 12-12 of Fig. 2.

In the present case. I have shown my. invention applied to athree-legged table generally known as an end table, but it should beunderstood that the invention is equal y applicable to other forms oftables or stands or other articles of furniture of that nature employingany desired number of legs.

Referring to the drawings, l represents the top of the table and 2 thelegs. For the` purpose of securing the legs to they under side of thetop, the top is provided with a peculiarly shaped cavity for each legwhich is tooled in the bottoni side of the top as illustrated in Sil,el, 5 and 6. Fach cavity is of elongated form hai/'ing its bottom of'uniform width, bnt one end of the` cavity as indicated at 3 is formedwith vertical sides, While the other end of the cavity l is dovetailed,each end of the cavity being formed on the arc of a circle as shown.

Each of the legs has its upper end formed with a reduced projectionshaped like an inverted frustum of a. cone to conform to the shape andsize of the dovetailed portion l J- 4`| #4 1 oi die cavity, triegreatest diameter of this projection being substantially that of thewidth of the cavity. This projection is readinsertable in the portion 3of the cavity and can then be slid sidewise into the dovetaile/L portionof the cavity so as to interloclr therewith.

Braces 6 and 7 secured to the legs near the lower end are preferablyemployed to brace the legs and make a rigid structure. In the presentease one of these braces 6 extends between tivo of the legs and theother brace T between the brace 6 and the third leg, but any desiredform of bracing may be employed for tables employing a lesser or greaternumber of legs. In connecting the braces with the legs, however, it isessential that the connections be such as to permit the upper ends ofthe legs to have the necessary sideivise movement to move the projection2 from the portion 3 of the cavity to the dovetailed portion thereof. Tothat end the brace 6 is connected to the respective legs by providingeach leg with an opening tooled from the inside of a size to receive theend of the brace with a snug lit. rlhe brace 7 is similarly conn ctedwith its corresponding leg, but is connected with the brace 6 byproviding the end of the brace l With tapered projection 8 litting a.dovetailed recess 9 tooled from the bottom of the brace 6 se as to maltea dovetailed oint as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. While the joints betweenthe braces and legs and between the braces are snug of u ones, yet thenecessary movement of the upper portion of the legs while being insertedinto the dovetailed portions of the cavities of the table top is readilypermitted.

5 Another way of securing the two braces together is shown in Figs. 9and l() in which the end of the brace 7 is provided with a reducedrounded portion l() fitting in a rounded opening ll in the brace G.

ln J. ll is shown a modiiicz tion in the manner of securing the legs tothe table top in which it will be seen that the projection on the log,indicated at 2 is oppositely the center of its height and tapered itthat porti` i el ot thn cavity which interiocks with it is similarlyformed as indicated at Ll.

T'liie in the no present case braces or stretch` are eniployed yet itshould ood that these are .ii-'t abso- U tiai to t ature, as `goodresults in proriding i rigid table could be secured by my manner ofsecuring the to the top in the absence of any ,ii-races or stretcherssuch as shown.

'ifo assemble the str*- i attached to the le's and then die leg securedto the top.

By this arrangement it will be seen that a construction is provided fora p ece fue .iiture s able, stand or other article of that class havingsupportn o' by ii'inch the furniture can be mamifactinl L, shiuped inknock-down state and be rea fnbied in the heine oil the )urchasi case,the braces 6 and are i en assembled u, however,

s i ,r 1 'e made slightly longer than sh so that they will act to bindthe interngaged portions of the .legs and top into liriner engagement.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. in an end table, a top having a straight side and a. curved side, theunder surface of said top adjacent the straight side thereof beingprovided with a pair of dovetailed grooves, one groove adjacent each endof said straight side, the under surface of said top being also providedadjacent the intermediate part of the curved side thereof with a thirddovetailed groove three legs, the upper portions of said legs beingshaped to conform to the dovetailed grooves, one end of each groovebeing approached by a recess large enough to receive the upper portionof a leg and having a uniform depth equal to the depth of the groove, abrace connecting those legs which are to be positioned at the straightside of said top, and a second brace connectn ing the leg positioned atthe curved side of meej/oo said top with said first mentioned brace, theconnection between said braces being a detachable one.

2. In an end table, a top having a straight side and a curved side, theunder surface of said top adjacent the straight side thereof beingprovided with a pair of dovetailed grooves each approached by anenlarged recess having a uniform depth equal to the depth of the groove,a pair of legs together with a brace connecting the lower ends thereof,the upper ends of said legs being conformed to the shape of thedovetailed grooves, the dovetailed grooves being separated by a distanceequal to the distance between the upper ends of said legs when in normalsupporting position, the under side of said top also having a thirddovetailed groove appreached by an enlarged recess of a uniform depthequal to the depth of the recess, and located adjacent the intermediateportion of the curved side of said top and extending in a plane parallelwith the planes of the other two grooves, a third leg having its upperend conforming tothe shape of the third dovetailed groove, and al secondbrace detachably connecting said third leg and said nrst mentionedbrace.

3. In an end table, a top having a straight side and a curved side, theunder surface of said top adjacent the straight side thereof seingprovided with a pair of dovetailed grooves each approached by anenlarged recess having a uniform depth equal to the depth of the groove,a pair of legs together with a brace connecting the lower ends thereof,the upper ends of said legs being conformed to the shape of thedovetailed grooves, the dovetailed grooves being separated by a distanceequal to the distance between the upper ends of said legs when in normalsupporting position, the under side of said top also having a thirddovetailed groove approached by an enlarged recess of a uniform depthequal to the depth of the recess, and located adjacent the intermediateportion of the curved side of said top and extending in a plane parallelwith the planes of the other two grooves, a third leg having its upperend conforming to the shape of the third dovetailed groove, and a secondbrace detachably comiecting` said third leg and said first mentionedbrace, the connection between the braces consisting of an opening in onebrace and a tenon on the other brace arranged to be inserted in saidopening.

lu testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of March,1928.

OTT() J. MEYERS.

